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US-12038531

Systems and methods for detecting carried objects to adapt vehicle access

PublishedJuly 16, 2024
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Technical Abstract

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to adapting vehicle access by detecting a person carrying an object. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a person near a vehicle for gaining access. The method also includes scanning the person for an object using a radar of the vehicle, wherein information from the radar indicates densities of the person and the object. Upon detecting the object using the densities, the method also includes adapting the access to a compartment of the vehicle.

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2. The detection system of claim 1, wherein the instructions to scan the person further include instructions to estimate, using a machine learning (ML) model, the depth points according to the information and detection of the object as an occlusion in a foreground associated with the person using the depth and the densities.

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6. The detection system of claim 1, wherein the unlock includes one of: opening a trunk, opening a door, unlocking the trunk, and unlocking the door of the vehicle.

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7. The detection system of claim 1, wherein the instructions to detect the person further include instructions to authorize the unlock using one of: identification data from a mobile device, a digital key, and a key fob.

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8. The detection system of claim 1, wherein the densities indicate one of human tissue, bone, and liquid materials.

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10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions to scan the person further include instructions to estimate, using a machine learning (ML) model, the depth points according to the information and detection of the object as an occlusion in a foreground associated with the person using the depth and the densities.

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14. The method of claim 13, wherein scanning the person further includes estimating, using a machine learning (ML) model, the depth points according to the information and detecting the object as an occlusion in a foreground associated with the person using the depth and the densities.

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19. The method of claim 13, wherein detecting the person further includes authorizing unlocking of the compartment using one of: identification data from a mobile device, a digital key, and a key fob.

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20. The method of claim 13, wherein the densities indicate one of human tissue, bone, and liquid materials.

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August 13, 2021

Publication Date

July 16, 2024

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